Hawaiian Coasters 325

Here is the video from WLWT on YouTube.

I'm at the park and got the chance to talk to Don Helbig a little bit. He told me that the platforms that are blocked off will be where the media will be. He also recommends we get here early.

TBH I'm kinda mad they took away the self serve hot sauce from the chicken shack. They now don't offer hot sauce as dipping sauce anymore on the self scan thing.

How many people are over there trying to open the box besides @Magenta Lizard

Will also be the tallest and fastest coaster in the park. According to operators, the ET upper platform (275') is the highest point in the park. This coaster (296' lift/301' drop) will be the new highest point in the park. Also, the weather will be awesome Thursday so expect some decent sized crowds especially around announcement time.

Watching WLWT now!

Hopefully it actually works. I heard the one for MT was very laggy.

All will be revealed in 2 days! Hawaiian Coasters 325 will be there!

Diamondback is 5,282 feet of track. It seems like the length for Project X is around 5,400 feet (around 200 feet longer). Although, it'll feel shorter due to the speed.

Also here is WLWT's latest article on this. https://www.wlwt.com/article/move-over-Diamondback-record-breaking-steel-roller-coaster-coming-to-kings-island/28686737

That was literally a troll by Kings Island. I believe the layout they leaked was GateKeeper.

Ok, I think we can stop going off on me for sending stuff repeatedly to John Matarese and putting it on here. I learned my lesson and I'm calming down on that. No need to argue. This is a nice community.

Well I follow Andrew Setters on Twitter. Check out this recent tweet from him. Interesting. I thought the coaster was going to be shorter in length than Diamondback.

Here is Banshee's entry plaza blueprint. As you can see, the seating area in the center is not on here. The target is on here. So things can change later. Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj689uNgYDkAhVUCM0KHaMHBwAQjhx6BAgBEAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Famusementauthority.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F08%2Fkings-island-2014-roller-coaster-layout.html&psig=AOvVaw2R38fC9VeqbPhKZCjMGO7J&ust=1565791250956156

So I had a dream last night that the announcement was held in an airport gate area and the coaster was 296 feet tall with a 50 foot drop not making it a giga. Let me say that most of us were mad lol.

Unfortunately I don't think it's clear enough outside.

Nope I didn't. John Matarese already has a report out today on CSF. I'm going to try and slow down on messaging him because it seems like you guys don't like me doing it. I don't want to bother him too much. In fact, I try to wait for him to respond before I message him.

https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-new-coaster-track-ready-for-assembly Anyways, here is the latest WCPO article on this!

I promise you that I won't send him anymore messages today.

Someone on Facebook in a live video said he predicts that the theme of this coaster will be you're on a mission to save the world.

Thanks @IndyGuy4KI for all you do! This is a fun place. Anyways, John Matarese just responded to me. It turns out WCPO was originally supposed to do it, but they had Breaking News to report on so they couldn't go.

I know this is kinda strange, but I think the start-up sound from PlayStation 2 kinda fits with the theming.

Yeah I hope will have a similar light package to Fury. If not, I hope it's colorful and not the boring white dots going up the hill. If I had my way, the light package would be a mix of Fury and Millennium Force. Where the supports are lit up from the ground like Mille and one long light that goes up the lift.

It's lift or drop. Apollo's Chariot is marketed as a hyper and the height is under 200' but the drop is over 200'.

They are. I'll go ahead and tell him you took those screenshots.